Weather Records on 15 January 2012

476 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 15 January 2012. Highest significance: Poblado C-16, MX.

Key Facts for 15 January 2012

On 15 January 2012, 476 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
192 were record highs and 111 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 13 monthly and 462 daily.
Poblado C-16 set a monthly record daily precipitation of 213.9 mm (8.4 in) on 15 January 2012.
Across 159 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 503 records.

Record Map

476 stations

476 station records on 15 January 2012 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 15 January 2012: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Poblado C-16	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Hazard Wtr Wks	United States	Record daily precipitation	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	65 of 100 (Major)
Maryvale Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	64 of 100 (Major)
Croppa Creek (Krui Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Marrickville Golf Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Croppa Creek (Rawdon)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Strathtay Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Millmerran Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Drake (Village Resource Centre	Australia	Record daily precipitation	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Forks 1 E	United States	Record daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Bundaberg Aero	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.8 C (73.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bathurst Agricultural Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Port-Gentil	Gabon	Record low minimum temperature	17.6 C (63.7 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Wellington (Agrowplow)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Finca Chayabe	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Kotzebue AP	United States	Record snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Comodoro Rivadavia	Argentina	Record high maximum temperature	40.2 C (104.4 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Lingling	China	Record daily precipitation	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Alpine	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Milan 1NW	United States	Record high maximum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Cottage Grove 2E	United States	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Tonsina	United States	Record snow depth	116.8 cm (46.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mundagai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	68.0 mm (2.7 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Applethorpe	Australia	Record daily precipitation	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Aspendell	United States	Record high minimum temperature	1.7 C (35.1 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Dachen Dao	China	Record daily precipitation	40.1 mm (1.6 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
La Huasteca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Muskogee	United States	Record high minimum temperature	11.1 C (52.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
St Lawrence Post Office	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.5 C (76.1 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Perola Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.0 mm (2.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Double Island Point Lighthouse	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.3 C (72.1 F)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Wombarra (Reef Ave)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	119.0 mm (4.7 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Ganzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
North Star (Bonanza)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.2 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Barraba (Rosevale)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Pueblo Nuevo	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Pajaritos de la Sierra	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	28.3 C (82.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Wray	United States	Record high maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Yuma	United States	Record high maximum temperature	18.9 C (66.0 F)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Guiping	China	Record daily precipitation	31.0 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
San Antonio Sur	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	31.7 C (89.1 F)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Skjak II	Norway	Record snow depth	44.0 cm (17.3 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Belgamba	Australia	Record daily precipitation	130.6 mm (5.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Woonona (Popes Rd)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	120.0 mm (4.7 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Nancheng	China	Record daily precipitation	45.4 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Deer Creek Dam	United States	Record high maximum temperature	12.2 C (54.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Coalville	United States	Record high minimum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Astoria AP (Port of)	United States	Record low maximum temperature	2.2 C (36.0 F)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Lady Elliot Island	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	24.6 C (76.3 F)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Yagaburne	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.0 mm (1.7 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Guilin	China	Record daily precipitation	46.3 mm (1.8 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Gladstone Radar	Australia	Record low maximum temperature	22.5 C (72.5 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Wuzhou	China	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Pichucalco (Smn)	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Gonzalez	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Chuuk WSO AP	Federated States of Micronesia	Record high maximum temperature	32.8 C (91.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Cundancito	Mexico	Record low maximum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Nacajuca	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
San Felipe	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	33.9 C (93.0 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Ohotsk	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	-7.6 C (18.3 F)	25 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

476 records

Records set or tied on 15 January 2012 by type: Highest daily maximum 114, Lowest daily maximum 61, Highest daily minimum 78, Lowest daily minimum 50, Heaviest daily rainfall 139, Heaviest daily snowfall 24, Deepest snow cover 10.

Records on 15 January 2012 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	114
Lowest daily maximum	61
Highest daily minimum	78
Lowest daily minimum	50
Heaviest daily rainfall	139
Heaviest daily snowfall	24
Deepest snow cover	10

Records on 15 January 2012 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 13, daily 462.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

363 broken records

Margins by which the 363 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 661.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

15 January 2012

Top 20 records on 15 January 2012 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
15 January 2012	Poblado C-16, MX	monthly rain	213.9 mm (8.4 in)	109.0 mm (4.3 in)	40 years	66 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2012	Hazard Wtr Wks, US	monthly rain	131.3 mm (5.2 in)	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	32 years	65 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2012	Maryvale Station, AU	daily rain	114.0 mm (4.5 in)	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	52 years	64 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2012	Croppa Creek (Krui Plains), AU	daily rain	58.6 mm (2.3 in)	32.4 mm (1.3 in)	93 years	60 of 100 (Major)
15 January 2012	Marrickville Golf Club, AU	daily rain	28.0 mm (1.1 in)	12.8 mm (0.5 in)	101 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Croppa Creek (Rawdon), AU	daily rain	75.0 mm (3.0 in)	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Strathtay Station, AU	daily rain	94.8 mm (3.7 in)	62.3 mm (2.5 in)	30 years	45 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Millmerran Post Office, AU	daily rain	37.0 mm (1.5 in)	5.5 mm (0.22 in)	101 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Drake (Village Resource Centre, AU	daily rain	88.0 mm (3.5 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	117 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Forks 1 E, US	daily snowfall	22.9 cm (9.0 in)	7.7 cm (3.0 in)	57 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Bundaberg Aero, AU	daily low max	22.8 C (73.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	48 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Bathurst Agricultural Station, AU	daily rain	26.2 mm (1.0 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	100 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Port-Gentil, GA	monthly low min	17.6 C (63.7 F)	1.9 C (3.4 F)	40 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Wellington (Agrowplow), AU	daily rain	28.8 mm (1.1 in)	2.4 mm (0.09 in)	101 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Finca Chayabe, MX	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	48 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Kotzebue AP, US	daily snow depth	127.0 cm (50.0 in)	25.4 cm (10.0 in)	74 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Comodoro Rivadavia, AR	all-time high max	40.2 C (104.4 F)	0.8 C (1.4 F)	47 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Lingling, CN	monthly rain	52.6 mm (2.1 in)	4.7 mm (0.19 in)	58 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Alpine, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	96 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
15 January 2012	Milan 1NW, US	daily high max	6.7 C (44.1 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	112 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 2012

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 2012. 2012 had 476 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-15 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	2
1820	2
1838	1
1845	3
1849	1
1852	1
1853	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	2
1868	1
1870	1
1871	1
1873	1
1874	1
1875	2
1876	1
1878	1
1881	4
1882	1
1883	1
1884	3
1886	1
1890	3
1891	1
1893	7
1894	2
1895	6
1896	4
1897	5
1898	1
1899	10
1900	3
1901	10
1902	7
1903	1
1904	11
1905	22
1906	23
1907	12
1908	5
1909	29
1910	78
1911	14
1912	28
1913	10
1914	27
1915	67
1916	26
1917	35
1918	241
1919	39
1920	79
1921	55
1922	19
1923	48
1924	43
1925	398
1926	41
1927	406
1928	410
1929	151
1930	581
1931	156
1932	1,069
1933	241
1934	101
1935	218
1936	230
1937	587
1938	679
1939	234
1940	265
1941	376
1942	402
1943	613
1944	348
1945	417
1946	333
1947	604
1948	738
1949	727
1950	963
1951	577
1952	665
1953	1,193
1954	515
1955	273
1956	531
1957	790
1958	453
1959	261
1960	707
1961	740
1962	660
1963	1,422
1964	829
1965	643
1966	437
1967	518
1968	812
1969	989
1970	406
1971	600
1972	1,748
1973	753
1974	1,663
1975	744
1976	517
1977	773
1978	951
1979	1,441
1980	901
1981	671
1982	1,187
1983	756
1984	1,121
1985	1,022
1986	515
1987	1,124
1988	742
1989	880
1990	829
1991	748
1992	1,159
1993	1,121
1994	1,465
1995	1,808
1996	1,199
1997	1,330
1998	855
1999	1,159
2000	1,020
2001	929
2002	775
2003	586
2004	1,371
2005	727
2006	767
2007	2,717
2008	629
2009	1,125
2010	820
2011	943
2012	476
2013	1,132
2014	507
2015	479
2016	597
2017	988
2018	916
2019	339
2020	1,330
2021	717
2022	593
2023	672
2024	2,651
2025	439
2026	683

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 100	358
100 to 200	2
200 to 300	1
300 to 400	1
400 to 500	0
500 to 600	0
600 to 700	1